PernixData, the leader in virtualizing server flash,
today announced that Virtustream, the leading enterprise class cloud software
and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider, has selected PernixData FVP
to cost-effectively scale-out storage performance for its cloud applications.
By enabling both mission-critical legacy and web-scale applications to run
efficiently in the cloud, PernixData FVP is helping Virtustream exceed customer
Service Level Agreements (SLAs), while lowering the company's support calls.
At any given time, Virtustream supports a mix of virtual
workloads from hundreds of customers globally and it is critical that the
company ensures consistent and reliable performance for all of its customers.
PernixData FVP allows Virtustream to enhance the performance and lower the
operational complexities associated with traditional storage systems.
Virtustream had looked at multiple solutions including
adding flash capabilities to existing storage arrays but wanted a solution that
would scale linearly as they added compute capacity. They were also assessing
if the "flash in the SAN" approach would sufficiently help the performance of
their virtualized applications.
The company decided to decouple storage performance from
capacity using PernixData FVP software (with SanDisk flash hardware.) With the
combined solution in place, Virtustream is seeing the following results:
- A 96 percent
reduction in application latency during periods of peak usage
- A 66 percent
reduction in SAN utilization, extending the life of that device
-
Instantaneous acceleration of system performance
"PernixData FVP delivers consistent and reliable
performance at a fraction of the cost of alternative solutions, making it the
ideal solution for Virtustream's application hosting environment," said Matt
Theurer, Senior Vice President of Solutions Architecture at Virtustream. "I
would have had to spend tens of thousands of dollars per month to get the
storage performance I needed the traditional way. With PernixData, I am paying
significantly less. In addition, integrating PernixData FVP with xStream allows
customers to instantaneously accelerate system performance simply by clicking a
mouse. No data or storage migrations."